Antenatal origins of chronic respiratory disease: putting the fetal origins hypothesis to the test

Symposium
Chairs: U. Frey (Basel, Switzerland), S. Shaheen (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: The audience will gain an understanding of how and when antenatal factors influence fetal growth and how this is related to later respiratory outcomes.

Might it all be determined before birth? P. Le Souef (Perth, Australia)
The fetal origins hypothesis with a focus on respiratory outcomes K. Pike (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Fetal growth, genes and environment C. Almqvist Malmros (Stockholm, Sweden)
Antenatal fetal size and growth trajectory and respiratory outcomes in childhood S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)